Mouse trap



July 26, 1932. .L l; PEARSN` 1,868,847

MOUSE TRAP Filed July 8v, 1951 ,glial/01110000000111091101afl/14 3 Mfhi/Sm/ z3 if 0;.. I 3 il /7 Zee Pg/ Pearson 2 Eff. JNVENTOR. .fz www4/m00 A aaallllllllllllllllHIII/M ATTORNEY.

Patented July 26, 1932 y i i Unito STATES PATENT OFFICE LEE ROY PEARSON, F lEtALBTGrIEIIt,l MOUSE '.ERALP Application filed July 8, 1931. Serialv No. 549,474.

This invention comprehends the provision jar 10, and is held associated therewith by of a mouse trap, wherein use is made of a means of aV flanged retaining ring 12 which well known Mason fruit jar and closure is threaded uponthefneck ofthejar as clearly therefor, the latter being especially vconillustrated. The flange 13 of the ring enstructed to provide an entrance opening, and gages the diskl 11, and is characterizedby a a normally closed door, mounted to permit pair of diametrically opposed bendable lugs the mouse to enter the jar, but prevent its 14 which are adapted yto be. passed down# escape therefrom. wardly through slots lformed in the disk,

In accordance with the present invention, and subsequently bentat right anglesagainst 5o I provide a closure for the jar, which inthe under side of the disk. Obviously this 60 cludes the entra-nce opening and trap door, construction-"provides a connection between and which closure can be manufactured and the component parts of the closure, so that sold at a nominal cost, and used in conjuncthe latter as a unit can be conveniently assotion with any ordinary Mason fruit jar. ciated with or removed from the jar 1() as the k 15 Another important object of` the invenoccasion `may require.'k The. disk 11 is p ro- 65 tion resides in the provision of a novel conlvided with'afn opening 16 toform an entrance, struction of means for supporting the trap .and carriedby the disk `is a housing for the horizontally upon a suitable support, and said entrance, andvwhich housing extends an to prevent rotation of the receptacle from appreciable' distance within the jar k10 as so its normal operative position. clearly Aillustrated in Figuresl and 4.` This 70 The nature and advantages of the inven housing includes a bottom wall 16,-"oppose`d tion will be better understood when the folside walls f1?, .and a relatively short top lowing detail description is read in connec- .wall` 18.71 The opposed' side walls 17 tion with the accompanying drawing, the are formed` with openings ,toV receive invention residing in the construction, comthe s offsetk extremities 19 vof a pivoted 7E- bination and arrangement of parts as door 20, which is preferably formed from a claimed. single length of wire in the mannerillusn the drawing forming part of this ap- .trated. This` door normally reposes uponthe plication like numerals of reference indicate bottom l16 of the housing,y but can be very similar parts in the several views and whereeasily elevated bythe mouse .as it enters the B0 1n: ar 10, after which the door again assumes Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view its normal closed position to prevent escape of through the trap illustrating the same in the mouseas will bereadilyunderstood. S'up its normal operative position. portedbythe top wall 18k of the housing is an Figure 2 is a front end elevation. arm 21 Aincluding an angularlydisposed por- 85 Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 tion spacedan appreciabledistance from, the of Figure 1. housing, kandvvhich arm Asupports the bait 22. Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 The bait is .located whereY it cannot bevery of Figure l. easily reached by the mouse. "In the opera- As hereinabove stated, the invention makes tive position of the trap, the jar 1() isk ar- 49u use of an ordinary well known Mason fruit ranged ina horizontal position upon a suitjar'indicated at 10 and which is closed by able support, with the entrance opening 16 a novel construction of closure, which peradjacent the support as illustrated in Figure mits the mice to enter the jar 10 and pre- 2. Mice are attracted bythe bait, and in an ef-y vents their escape therefrom. This closure fort to obtain the latter, enter the jar through `mi may be made and sold as an article of manthe opening 1'6, elevating the pivoted door ufacture, and used in conjunction with any 20, and once they enter the jar 10 they cannot fruit jar of the character mentioned. escape therefrom, as the door automatically The closure preferably includes a disk 11 assumes its closed position when released by of a diameter torepose upon the neck of the the mouse. 100

It is necessary to support the jar against rotation from its normal operative position, and for this purpose I provide a pair of supporting legs 23, each of which is pivoted as at 24 on the disk l1. These legs 23 are normally arranged Within the confines of the closure, as illustrated by dotted lines in Figure 2, but can be conveniently swung to their active positions, as shown by full lines in Figure 2. These legs can be very easily swung upon their pivots to project beyond the marginal edge of the closure, and engage the support upon which the trap reposes, at opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the trap as illustrated. The legs are slightly offset to eX- tend over the flanged rim forming part of the closure, so that the latter will not interfere with the movement of these legs to either their active or inactive position.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention Will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown or described, and that such changes may be resorted to When desired as fall Within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A trap comprising a receptacle open at vone end, a removable closure therefor including a disk having an opening forming an entrance, a housing for said entrance extending into said receptacle, a normally closed inclined door pivoted Within the housing, and a pair of supporting legs pivotally mounted on the disk at opposite sides of said entrance opening' and normally folded Within the confines of the disk, and slightly offset to be extended beyond the peripheral edge of the closure to prevent rolling of the receptacle in a horizontal position.

2.Y The combination with a trap including a cylindrical receptacle, and a closure therefor having an entrance opening, and a normally closed door controlling said opening, of a pair of substantially flat elongated supporting legs pivoted on the face of the closure and normally folded Within the confines thereof, andy slightly offset to be extended beyond the peripheral edge of the closure to prevent rolling of the receptacle in a horizontal position.

'In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LEE ROY PEARSON. 

